On Air - Live at the BBC Volume 2
Official live • Released in 2013
1:46 • Live • L1 • The song was written in the mid-nineteenth century by American writer Stephen Foster. Recordings by crooners Bing Crosby and Al Jolson ensured "Beautiful Dreamer" remained a popular standard in the next century. In the late fifties, there was a trend for reviving ‹oldies› by adding a faster rhythm. Tony Orlando’s "Beautiful Dreamer", updated by songwriters Gerry Goffin and Jack Keller, was released in the UK at the end of 1962. A few weeks later The Beatles’ cover of his single, including all the changes to the original lyric and its added "hully-gully" beat, was recorded for Saturday Club.
Paul McCartney : Bass guitar, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Rhythm guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Lead guitar Jimmy Grant : Producer
Concert From the concert in London, United Kingdom on Jan 26, 1963